Make a map of your bedroom from above, with a key
Your room, bird's-eye view
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Geography · 35 quests · 19 off-screen
Geography activities that feel like travel planning
Geography is where curiosity is easiest to spark: every country has a flag with a story, a dish worth trying and a shape that surprises you on a map. The geography quests are built around that curiosity rather than memorizing lists. Guess which of two countries is bigger, then check. Pick a random country and find its capital, the meaning of its flag colors and one famous dish.
Older kids get a more open challenge — plan a three-stop road trip across one country with rough distances — which quietly mixes geography with math and planning. Younger kids get hands-on map work, like drawing and labeling the rivers of Europe on a blank map, away from the screen.
For younger kids (about 6–11)
Shorter, more playful, more hands-on. 6 quests.
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Weather reporter: check the sky three times today and present the forecast like TV
Be the weather presenter
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Build a mountain range from a towel and pillows, name the peaks and valleys
Geography you can sit on
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Soil and stones: collect 3 different stones outside and sort them by texture
Geology in your pocket
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Hide-and-seek with a map: a parent hides a toy and marks it with an X on a drawn plan
Read the map, find the prize
Off-screenAges 6–11EasyTick off when done
Which continent? 6 animals, where do they really live?
A safari in 5 minutes
OnlineAges 6–11EasyAuto-checked quiz
For teens (12–16)
Longer, more open, more grown-up. 4 quests.
Hike plan: pick a local trail, check the distance, time and what to bring
You lead, we follow
OnlineAges 12–16MediumShort written answer
Plan a 2-day city trip for the family: route, food, one museum, rough costs
You plan, we pay — within budget
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Road-trip plan: design a 10-day trip through 4 states on $1,000
The trip you'll actually take one day
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Where would you live? Compare 3 cities on cost, weather and jobs, then pick one
Your future, researched
OnlineAges 12–16HardShort written answer
Great at any age
Scale the difficulty up or down to suit your child. 25 quests.
Name 3 countries in our time zone (guess, then check)
Quick discovery
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Label the big rivers of North America on a printed/drawn blank map
Hands-on, off-screen
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Random country: capital, flag-color meaning, one famous dish
Mini culture tour
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
Plan a 3-stop road trip across one country with rough distances
Trip-planning fantasy
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Which is bigger by area: Italy or Norway? Guess, then verify
Guess-and-check game
OnlineAll agesEasyAuto-checked quiz
Compass walk: find north with a parent, then walk 20 steps north, east, south and west
Where does the square end up?
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
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Flag guessing game in the car: describe a flag, others guess the country
Geography trivia on the road
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Atlas race: a parent calls a country, you find it on a map before the timer runs out
A race across the map
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Plan a pretend trip around the world in 5 stops — draw the route
Ticket to anywhere
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Where does it come from? Read 10 food labels and mark the countries on a map
Your kitchen is a world map
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Walk your neighborhood and draw a map of it from memory when you get back
Your own local atlas
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Capitals quiz: 6 capitals, but each comes with a strange fact to guess
Trivia that sticks
OnlineAll agesEasyAuto-checked quiz
Time zones at dinner: what's the time for a cousin abroad? Call or message them at a good hour
Math with a family call at the end
OnlineAll agesMediumAuto-checked quiz
Be the navigator: guide the family on a walk using only a paper map
No phone, all skill
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Rivers race: list 5 rivers you know, then find where each one ends
Every river has a destination
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Climate detective: compare the weather here and in a desert city this week
Why is it so different?
OnlineAll agesMediumShort written answer
Landmarks on the drive: name 5 things you pass and put them on a hand-drawn map
The road trip map
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Design a flag for our family with 3 colors that mean something
Every flag tells a story
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Population guess-off: which city is bigger? 5 pairs, guess with a parent, then check
Your guess vs the numbers
OnlineAll agesEasyAuto-checked quiz
Global breakfast: find out what kids in 3 countries eat for breakfast, make one with a parent
Travel by plate
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Draw the route from home to a grandparent's house with landmarks
The map in your head
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Shadow clock: mark a stick's shadow 3 times today, guess the direction of the sun
Tell time like a sailor
Off-screenAll agesMediumTick off when done
Country-alphabet game: name a country for every letter you can, in turns
A–Z of the world on the road
Off-screenAll agesEasyTick off when done
Mountains, rivers or deserts: sort 8 famous places by type
The world in three boxes
OnlineAll agesEasyAuto-checked quiz
Write a postcard from a city you'd love to visit — 3 things you'd see
Travel without leaving
OnlineAll agesEasyShort written answer
At home
How to run geography quests at home
You don't need the app to use these. A few habits make them work much better.
- Keep a world map or atlas somewhere visible. Quests stick better when the child can point at the place afterwards.
- Turn the road-trip quest into a family conversation at dinner: where would you stop, and why?
- If a quest mentions a dish, consider cooking it on the weekend — it's the most memorable geography lesson there is.
- Guess first, check second. The “which is bigger” quests work because kids commit to an answer before looking it up.
How Tandomo uses these
The quests above are templates, not a fixed list. Each morning the app writes a new set for each child, adapting ideas like these to their age, their interests and anything you've asked it to focus on — so a pizza-sharing problem might become a pizza-sharing problem about their soccer team. Geography usually appears as one or two quests in a mixed set of 7–10, alongside other subjects and plenty of off-screen time. Your feedback on the parent dashboard steers what comes next (more in the FAQ).
Geography activities: common questions
Do these quests need internet access?
The online ones do, because the child checks facts and answers in the app. The map-drawing quest is fully offline with paper and a pencil.
Can the quests focus on our own country or region?
Yes. Tell the app about your family and the child's school topics, and the daily set will include local places alongside the rest of the world.
Is geography a big part of each day?
Usually one quest at most. Each daily set mixes subjects, and you can steer how often geography appears from the parent dashboard.
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Geography quests, built around your kid
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